MetaSlider Gallery – Image Gallery, Lightbox Galleries, Modal Windows

MetaSlider Gallery is the ultimate gallery plugin. Build an image gallery, or show your images, videos, and slideshows in a beautiful gallery window.

v2.32.3MetaSliderUpdated Added 10k+ installs88% rating
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157
Errors
49
Warnings
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Category Scores

Security0
Repo86
Performance98
Maintainability67

Top Issues by Category

security154
maintainability37
i18n12
supply_chain2
performance1

Issues Details

206 issues found in latest scan

ERROR85
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$action_label'.

ERROR40
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.UnsafePrintingFunction

All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.

WARNING19
WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNING10
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedHooknameFound

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "ml_duplicate_gallery_pro".

ERROR10
WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingTranslatorsComment

A function call to __() with texts containing placeholders was found, but was not accompanied by a "translators:" comment on the line above to clarify the meaning of the placeholders.

ERROR7
WordPress.WP.EnqueuedResources.NonEnqueuedScript

Scripts must be registered/enqueued via wp_enqueue_script()

ERROR6
WordPress.WP.EnqueuedResources.NonEnqueuedStylesheet

Stylesheets must be registered/enqueued via wp_enqueue_style()

WARNING4
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized

Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_POST['_wpnonce']

WARNING4
WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.MissingUnslash

$_POST['_wpnonce'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

ERROR3
wp_function_not_compatible_with_requires_wp

Function "wp_get_registered_image_subsizes()" requires WordPress 5.3.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 5.0.0.

WARNING2
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.DirectQuery

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNING2
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedFunctionFound

Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "getProperty".

WARNING2
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFound

Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$jsonContent".

ERROR2
hidden_files

Hidden files are not permitted.

WARNING1
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.NoCaching

Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().

WARNING1
WordPress.DB.PreparedSQL.InterpolatedNotPrepared

Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable {$placeholders} at AND post_type IN ({$placeholders})\n

WARNING1
WordPress.DB.PreparedSQLPlaceholders.ReplacementsWrongNumber

Incorrect number of replacements passed to $wpdb->prepare(). Found 1 replacement parameters, expected 3.

WARNING1
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedConstantFound

Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "ML_LIGHTGALLERY_LICENSE_KEY".

ERROR1
WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.parse_url_parse_url

parse_url() is discouraged because of inconsistency in the output across PHP versions; use wp_parse_url() instead.

ERROR1
WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingArgDomain

Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().

ERROR1
WordPress.WP.I18n.UnorderedPlaceholdersText

Multiple placeholders in translatable strings should be ordered. Expected "%1$s, %2$s", but got "%s, %s" in '%s specific %s'.

WARNING1
WordPressVIPMinimum.Performance.WPQueryParams.PostNotIn_exclude

Using exclusionary parameters, like exclude, in calls to get_posts() should be done with caution, see https://wpvip.com/documentation/performance-improvements-by-removing-usage-of-post__not_in/ for more information.

WARNING1
mismatched_plugin_name

Plugin name "MetaSlider Gallery - Image Gallery, Lightbox Galleries, Modal Windows" is different from the name declared in plugin header "MetaSlider Gallery".

ERROR1
missing_direct_file_access_protection

PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;

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Errors

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Warnings

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v2.32.3 · Plugin Check 2.0.0 · Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2

v2.32.3

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Findings
206
Errors
157
Warnings
49
Plugin Check
2.0.0
Model
2026.06-mvp-static-v2

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